Russian Parliament OKs Anti-US Adoption Bill
The upper chamber of Russia’s parliament on Wednesday unanimously voted in favor of a measure banning Americans from adopting Russian children.
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Senior Hamas leader calls for third intifada: “martyrdom operations in the heart of Israel”
Head of Hamas J’lem Dept calls for renewed confrontation with Israel over plans to build new housing units in e. J’lem. A senior Hamas leader called on Tuesday for a third intifada and the...
China wants USA to disarm
The Communist Party of China demands the U.S. should disarm. According to Chinese officials, the recent school massacre gave all to understand that one should not wait any longer. The country’s leaders believe that...
Grabbing Water From Future Generations
This piece is part of Water Grabbers: A Global Rush on Freshwater, a special National Geographic Freshwater News series on how grabbing land—and water—from poor people, desperate governments, and future generations threatens global food security, environmental sustainability,...
Hamas TV After Tel Aviv Bus Bomb
On Nov. 21, 2012, a bomb exploded on a bus in Tel Aviv. Soon after, Hamas TV broadcast its delight at the news that civilians in Israel were targeted.
NDAA 2013 – Indefinite detention without trial is back
If you have been following the National Defense Authorization Act, it is no secret that the issue is anything but a roller coaster ride. Last month the Senate approved an amendment that would prevent...
Putin backs ban on US adoptions of Russian children
MOSCOW – President Vladimir Putin says a draft bill banning U.S. adoptions of Russian children is a legitimate response to a new U.S. law that calls for sanctions on Russians deemed to be human...
Obama: Proposals to address gun violence due by January
(CNN) — The nation will have a set of recommendations to address widespread gun violence within weeks, President Obama announced Wednesday. Vice President Joe Obama will lead an inter-agency group to come up with “concrete...
‘Man placed bomb, returned to work at McDonalds’
The central suspect in last month’s bus bombing in Tel Aviv planted the explosive device and then took the train back to his job at the McDonald’s in Modi’in, prosecutors stated in an indictment...
Down to -50C: Russians freeze to death as strongest-in-decades winter hits
Russia is enduring its harshest winter in over 70 years, with temperatures plunging as low as -50 degrees Celsius. Dozens of people have already died, and almost 150 have been hospitalized. The country has...
